[amnestynone]

We did that in the late ‘80’s. we got a very flat personal tax rate passed with small deductions. The politicians gave us this the promise that they would abolish almost all of the deductions for the special interests. Then the lobbyists came up with more deductions for the same special interests violating the premise and lo and behold they passed. It was all a con game. As long as the border is unsecured and as long as the MSM smears real conservatives and as long as the country clubbers and the lib gentrys are spending the money they should pay large taxes with no deductions. Then when the previous conditions are corrected we can talk but not until then.

[palmer]

It was all a con game.

So that makes it ok to go back to a soak the rich tax structure? You do not apparently understand the nature of income and taxes. The people who do well at creating a small business and jobs have income. The people who scheme and scam have no income just royalties, dividends, etc. And no, the answer is no taxing dividends as income.